Stallion-shield



(No Model.)

w. H. PALMER & W. H. DANIEL.

STALLION SHIELD.

No. 471,567. Patented Mar. 29, 1892.

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UNITED; TAT'ES \VILLIAM H. PALMER AND WILLIAM H. DANIEL, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

STALLlON-SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 471,567, dated March29, 1892.

Application filed January 4, 1892. Serial No. 417,038- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. PALMER andWILLIAMI-I.DANIEL,citizensoftheUnited States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulImprovementsin Guards orShields for Stallions, of which the followingisa full description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 shows the device applied to a stallion. Fig. 2isalongitudinal vertical section of the guard or shield, theattaching-straps being broken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theguard or shield, the attachingstraps being broken away; and Fig. 4 is adetail, being a top or plan view of the back-pad to which theshield-supporting straps are attached.

Ourinvention relates to a device for use with stallions for theprevention of masturbation, as hereinafter more fully described. Thatwhich We claim as new will be pointed out in the claims.

In. the drawings, A represents the guard or shield,which may be made ofindia-rubber or of other suitable material. We prefer to useindia-rubber,-as this'material is easily molded into the desired shape,is impervious to fluids, and is more readily cleansed. The guard orshield A is approximately triangular in shape, and the edges a areturned up on each side to. give it somewhat of a dish shape.

The guard or shield A is formed with its forward end A turned up atright angles, or nearly so, with the body of the guard, so as to form afront wall, against which the penis V shield A. The metal plate C isattached to points 0 upon its upper and inner surface, located upon eachside of the opening B and toward the forward portion of the shield. Theupwardlyprojecting portion A is provided with points 0, projectingbackward from its rear or inner surface. The points cc may be moldedaround metallic pins, as is best shown in Fig. 2, when the shield orguard is formed of india-rubber or they may be formed in any suit-ablemanner.

D indicates a strap secured in any suitable manner to the rear end ofthe guard or shield A. The strap D may be bifurcated to form atail-piece D, or the tail-piece may be formed of independent strapssecured to the strap D. The strap D and tail-pieceD may be made ofindia-rubber, leather, or any other suitable material. I

E E indicate straps secured in any suitable manner to each forwardcorner of the shield or guard A.

F is a strap secured in any suitable manner to the front portion A ofthe guard or shield A, at or near the middle of the front portion A.

mal and upward to connect with a collar G. The collar G is made ofleather or other suitable material and is of such size and shape as tofit around the base of the neck of the animal.

H indicates a pad made of leather or other suitable material, which padmay be perforated with openings h to permit ventilation.

justing the length of the straps E, F, K, and

L to the size of the horse. The straps E, K, and L are provided withrings M M at their free ends, adapted to engage with the snaphooks Iuponthe pad H. The collarGis provided with a snap-hook g and ring g or withother suitable devices adapted to secure the collar G about the neck ofthe. animal.

It will readily be seen that'by means of the The shield or guard Aisprovided with The strap F is long enough to pass forward between thefore legs of the an isnap-hooks I and the rings M and the snaphook g andring g the shield 01' guard can be easily and quickly put on or removedfrom the animal.

In use the shield or guard is attached to the animal as is shown inFig. 1. The opening '13 in the guard or shield A is of such size andcomes in such a position when the guard or shield is put upon the animalthat the penis of the stallion may be extended downward through theopening in urinating. If, however, the member is further protruded andthrown up, it will come in contact with the teeth or points I) of theplate '0 and will be instantly withdrawn, thus preventing masturbation.In case the animal extends the member forward or to either side withinthe shield it will come in contact with the points 0 or c", causing theimmediate withdrawal of the member and preventing masturbation.

The shield or guard above. described is simple and effective, is easilyand quickly removed or put on, is readily cleansed, and, inasmuch as theshield is provided with an opening through which the animals penis maypass when the animal desires to urinate, the

shield does notbecome foul, the urine being discharged outside insteadof inside of the shield. I

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The shield or guard A, having its forward end A turned up andprovided with the points a c and having an opening B for the passage ofthe penis, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a shield or guard A, provided with points 0 0'upon its upper surface and having the opening B for the passage of thepenis, of a plate 0, provided with a similar-shaped opening,substantially as described.

3. A stallion-shield having an upturned end A and an ovoid-shapedpenis-opening having laterally-projecting pins hen the edges of itsnarrowing portion, substantially as described.

WILLIAM H. PALMER.

WILLIAM H. DANIEL.

Witnesses:

JOHN L. J AOKSON, ALBERT H. ADAMS.

